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“Black women don’t have to cheat, lie, or manipulate to succeed. We are unapologetic Exquisite Black Queens: the REAL game-changers. Our brilliance, confidence, fearlessness, resilience, and strength are unmatched. We lead intentionally, empower with purpose, and set the standard for others to follow and learn. We TRULY rock on a phenomenal level.”

“Black women have always been at the bottom of the human race. In that bottom of a pit, they were abused, misjudged, neglected, and unseen. In the end, there were two options left for them; to diminish and die, or to be strong and rise like a phoenix from the ashes. Today, black women are using their strength to make an imprint of their existence. They are here to conquer the brutal neglect, injustice, hatred, mistreatment, and inequality. Black women are saying: here we are in all our beauty, glory, strength, and assertiveness. See us. Know us. Recognise us. Give us what we're worth. Above all else, respect us.”

“Mothers of black boys survive by pushing fear down so it doesn't overflow, overwhelm our senses, paralyze us, and derail our ability to love, nurture and protect our black boys.”

“No, I’m NOT Team Light Skin. No, I’m NOT Team Dark Skin. No, I’m NOT Team Brown Skin. I’m Team Melanin because we are one! I’m a Black Queen that celebrates ALL shades of Black beauty. Black women and Black girls are equally beautiful in EVERY shade. Our skin tones are Exquisite Beauty. Respect the complexion!”

“When you understand your inner self — your passions, motivations, moral code and vulnerabilities, you don’t have to blow in the wind of someone else’s expectations; you can stand firm in your own truth.”

“When I was working on Young Guru's team, I learned just how important it was to become a part of the solution in reference to the digital divide. At the time we were working on getting Guru more exposure for Era of the Engineer, and diving into the case studies, let me know that if we don't do something now and something quick, so many black and brown children will be wheezing in the background in the tech space.”